FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 23, 2018
Tunisia WDDLL 2
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Belgium WDWWW 5
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Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard braces lead Belgium to easy win vs. Tunisia

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
48
Possession
52
15
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
365
Accurate Passes
372
452
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
44
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 20Dedryck BoyataCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

TUN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Farouk Ben MustaphaG
  2. 4Yassine MeriahCD-L
  3. 2Syam Ben YoussefCD-R
  4. 12Ali MaâloulLB
  5. 11Dylan BronnRB
  6. 17Ellyes SkhiriCM
  7. 7Saif-Eddine KhaouiLM
  8. 13Ferjani SassiRM
  9. 10Wahbi KhazriF
  10. 9Anice BadriLF
  11. 8Fakhreddine Ben YoussefRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Belgium 1, Tunisia 0. Eden Hazard (Belgium) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 14' Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 16' Goal! Belgium 2, Tunisia 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a fast break.
  4. 18' Goal! Belgium 2, Tunisia 1. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 24' Substitution, Tunisia. Hamdi Nagguez replaces Dylan Bronn because of an injury.
  6. 41' Substitution, Tunisia. Yohan Benalouane replaces Syam Ben Youssef because of an injury.
  7. 45'+3' Goal! Belgium 3, Tunisia 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a through ball.
  8. 51' Goal! Belgium 4, Tunisia 1. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld with a through ball.
  9. 59' Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Romelu Lukaku because of an injury.
  10. 59' Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Ferjani Sassi.
  11. 68' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Eden Hazard.
  12. 86' Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Dries Mertens.
  13. 90' Goal! Belgium 5, Tunisia 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Belgium 5, Tunisia 2. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamdi Nagguez.

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